Manic depression or now called bipolar affective disorder, have millions of people suffering from this mood disorder. Mood swings are but natural, but this mood disorder is way beyond the normal experiences of people. The disorder is characterized by extreme low depression and highs of an elated mood or mania. The frequency usually varies from [...]
Bipolar disorder, known by many as manic depression, is a mental illness caused by a combination of factors, including neurological, biological, emotional, and environmental factors. It is most commonly described as mood cycling or mood swings, in which the patient cycles through moods of depression, mania, and normal behavior. There are many treatment options for [...]
There are various types of Bipolar Disorders which differ. Doctors are able to distinguish one type from another as there are specialized categories for the Bipolar Disorders. This helps them to discuss with their patient what problems they are having. Hypo-mania belongs to the family of Bipolar disorders and is usually overlooked. The reason for [...]
In psychiatry Bipolar Syndrome and Manic Depression falls under a group of mood disorders where a person experiences emotional states where they go from being clinically depressed to states where their moods are elevated, or the opposite cycle, and can be or include both these mood states. This can be a crippling condition if it [...]
Bipolar disorder affects the mood of a sufferer to such an extent that living a ‘normal’ life can become virtually impossible. Some of the characteristics of bipolar disorder are that a person with it will have episodes of incredibly intense ‘highs’ or elevated happiness and at times these episodes can result in mania and extreme [...]